Speaking before an audience in Bonn, the European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx backed the German government to unify views of other EU member states on the reforms.

Hustinx expressed regret that the member states had not been able to reach consensus on the wording of the draft General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Directive in the area of justice and policing that were first proposed by the European Commission in January 2012. Only once they reach consensus will EU Ministers be able to iron out a final draft via negotiations with MEPs.